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The Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) has disclosed that more than 90 per cent of pupils in exit classes in public schools can neither read nor write.
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The Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) has disclosed that more than 90 per cent of pupils in exit classes in public schools can neither read nor write.
Dr Isah Adamu, Chairman of NSUBEB, disclosed this during a two-day roundtable discussion on revamping basic education in Niger State in Minna on Thursday.
He explained that the roundtable discussion brought together critical stakeholders in the education sector to access the challenges and performance of basic education in the state.
Adamu explained that the event became necessary after the board mobilised resources to register 250 public primary school exit pupils for Suleja Academy but lamented that records showed zero per cent performance.
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UNICEF, Niger Govt call for promotion of reading culture
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The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) in collaboration with Niger state Ministry of Education on Thursday called on Nigerians to promote reading culture in the society.
They made the call at an event for students and education secretaries to commemorate World Book Day and disseminate of a report on the assessment of textbook availability in classrooms and schools in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that World Book and Copyright Day is an annual event marked in over 100 countries to promote reading, publishing, and even copyright.
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